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Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
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this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2026
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I also think the way a lot of people use discord needs to not be a chat in a chat client. It needs to be the 'discuss' page on a fucking wiki and i swear putting that shit on chat has lost us collectively a decade of knowledge.
I agree with you, especially when it comes to tech stuff. But those people are only one group - and Discord actually does a better job filling the needs of other groups (thanks to its marriage of streaming and messaging technology) that alternative apps can't really compete with.
Put a fucking irc window in the fucking page for questions.
The shit i have seen put on discord is staggering.